Trixie Mattel, andÂ
Daniel Howell each hosting their Pride party from their respective YouTube channels. Throughout musical performances, giving challenges, special guests, live moments and much more, viewers will be encouraged to help the LGBTQ+ community by raising funds for the The Trevor Project in the US and akt in the UK.
The multi-talented entertainers will each host an hour-long segment of âYouTube Pride 2021,â creating a seamless, back-to-back celebration for viewers looking to join Pride Month festivities from home. Special guestÂ
Tyler Oakley will also join the list of previously announced talent includingÂ
Kim Chi,Â
Peppermint, andÂ
YouTube also recently launched theÂ
A Kids Book About and the GenderCool Project have joined forces to release children's books about being transgender, non-binary and what it means to be inclusive.
The Creator+ leadership team
The media startup, co-founded by YouTube vet Benjamin Grubbs and tech veteran Jonathan Shambroom, will see digital media vet Adam Wescott running its content arm.
There s another player in the digital content race.
Targeting Gen Z creators and consumers, with a focus on longform content, former YouTube global head of creator partnerships Benjamin Grubbs and serial Bay Area entrepreneur Jonathan Shambroom recently announced studio and streaming platform Creator+. Now it s setting the roster for its Hollywood-facing wing, tapping leadership for the content studio.
The studio will be led by longtime digital media executive and producer Adam Wescott, who hails from Select Management Group. Wescott, who developed and produced content around digital creators like Eva Gutowski, Gigi Gorgeous and Lauren Riihimaki, departs Select two years after he and co-founder Scott Fisher merged operations with Lisa Filipelli s Flip Management.